Human Resource Development – the Intersection of Disciplines?

Kristinka Ovesni

Abstract


This paper considers how, as a relatively young academic discipline, human resource development (HRD) has undergone significant changes in terms of research approaches that constitute a relevant sum of scientific knowledge, the influence of related scientific disciplines, and the main research topics since the second decade of the twenty-first century. The results of the analysis of selected texts from five academic journals were presented and discussed in finding answers to three research questions: (1) How is the academic disciplinary framework of human resource development considered in the analyzed texts? (2) Which academic disciplines are considered necessary for building a human resources knowledge base? (3) What research topics are highlighted in the analyzed texts?

Keywords


human resource development; multidisciplinarity; interdisciplinarity; trans-disciplinarity; research topics

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51558/2490-3647.2023.8.2.61

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